12.091 Radon Research in Multidisciplines: A Review, January (IAP) 2007

Radon in house, soil and air. (Image courtesy of USGS.)

Highlights of this Course

This course features lecture notes. It is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.

Course Description

This course introduces fundamentals of radon physics, geology, radiation biology; provides hands on experience of measurement of radon in MIT environments, and discusses current radon research in the fields of geology, environment, building and construction, medicine and health physics.